Archive for September 2014
Patrick Ewing Jr. moves to Nea Kifisia
Jamaican-American Patrick Ewing Jr. (203 cm, Georgetown’08) has been acquired by AE Nea Kifisia Athens (Greece-A1) to strengthen their frontcourt this 2014-15. Ewing is the son of NBA Hall of Fame inductee Patrick Ewing Sr. of the New York Knicks. This will be the 30-year-old Ewing’s second straight season playing in the Greek A1 league. In 2013-14…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014: End of Group Stage
A full schedule on the last day of the FIBA World Cup 2014’s group stages brought another round of exciting action as the best hoops nations in the world continued the festival of Basketball that has been week 1 of the competition. Fans in host country Spain and beyond were treated to the full bag…
Read MoreDragan Petronic now with Randers
Serbian forward Dragan Petronic (206 cm) will continue his professional career this 2014-15 season in Denmark’s Ligaen, after signing a deal to play for Randers Cimbria. The club is coming off a league finals appearance in 2013-14 and will be looking to repeat or surpass last season’s performance. The 32-year-old Petronic played for KK Gradanski…
Read MoreBranko Jorovic re-signs by Igokea
Branko Jorovic (204 cm) has been retained by BC Igokea Aleksandrovac (Bosnia-Division I) to strengthen their frontcourt this 2014-15 season. Branko is a 32-year-old Serbian player who was a former member of the Serbia and Montenegro national team in 2006. He had a busy 2013-14 season with Igokea, playing in three leagues for them during…
Read MoreScott Machado signs with Kalev/Cramo
BC Kalev/Cramo Tallinn (Estonia-Alexela KML) will be getting a boost to their backcourt depth this season with the signing of Scott Machado (188 cm, Iona’12). The 24-year-old Machado is a Brazilian-American player who was a member of the Brazilian national team in 2013. In 2013-14 Machado was initially on the roster of the Utah Jazz,…
Read MoreAndrew James Ogilvy to La Bruixa d’Or
La Bruixa d’Or Manresa (Spain-Liga Endesa) is reinforcing its frontcourt with the addition of Andrew James Ogilvy (211 cm, Vanderbilt’10) this 2014-15 season. AJ has dual citizenship from Ireland and Australia. He has also been a member of the Australian national team from 2008-09, 2011 and 2013. Ogilvy spent the 2013-14 season back home playing…
Read MoreFIBA World Cup 2014 Day 4
Day 4 of the FIBA World Cup 2014 saw a full round of action through the groups as each nation in the tournament took to the hardwood to compete. The group’s leaders confirmed their dominance, while the chasing pack jostled for position below. With one eye on the qualification places, the Basketball became even more…
Read MoreB.A. Walker newcomer to Lille
B.A. Walker (188 cm, VCU’07) will continue his professional career with Lille Metropole Basket from France’s Pro B league this 2014-15 season. The 29-year-old Walker is not unfamiliar with the French hoops scene, having played for ALM Evreux Basket (France-ProB) in 2013-14. He played a total of 50 games for Evreux and was able to…
Read MoreFadi El Khatib now with Foshan Long Lions
The Foshan Long Lions from China’s CBA is reinforcing its roster this 2014-15 with the addition of Lebanese player Fadi El Khatib (199 cm). The 35-year-old veteran has been a long-time member of the Lebanese national team, beginning in 1998 to 2002 and again from 2005 to 2013. He played at home in the 2013-14…
Read MoreCraig Blackmon pens with Apollon
Craig Blackmon (193 cm, Texas Tyler’08) is set to continue his professional career with Forex Time Apollon Limassol (Cyprus-Division A) this 2014-15. Apollon is coming off a decent 2013-14 season, making the Cyprus league semifinals as well winning the Cyprus Cup. They are looking to improve on last season’s performance and making adjustments to their…
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